Stories - Young Judaea

Alumni

Alum Spotlight: Julie Kolman Powell

By Julie Kolman Powell Sprout Lake, Tel Yehudah, Year Course 1984 Alum, Former Regional Mazkira It took me less that 10 minutes to decide I was attending the Young Judaea […]

Israel Programs

Year Course Closing Speech: Arieh Robinson

Closing Ceremony Speech of Arieh Robinson, Year Course 2023-2024 Participant Good evening everyone. As Canaan and Maggie so kindly introduced me, my name is Arieh, and I have the great […]

Israel Programs

Year Course Closing Speech: Isadora Wachter

Closing Ceremony speech of Year Course ’23-’24 Participant, Isadora Wachter July 8th, 2022. Location, Mount Hertzl: I think I need to live in Israel for a bit longer. There’s something […]

Israel Programs

Year Course Closing Speech: Ana Susskind

Closing Ceremony Remarks of Ana Susskind, Year Course 2023-2024 How was Year Course everyone? My parents have always said that there is no true answer to that question. We have […]

Alumni

Celebrate Israel Parade 2024

On June 2, 2024 nearly 100 Young Judaeans of all ages representing YJ Camps, Year Course, Israel programs and clubs came together in unity with thousands of people at the […]

YJ Teens

A complicated time to be a teen

By Erica Cohen, Director of Teen Education “We have to take back Zionism…don’t let anyone else tell you what Zionism means to you.” “It was so meaningful to put my […]